美国田纳西大学招聘胚胎发育期暴露酒精研究博士后

Description: The faculty mentor for this position will be Dr.STEVEN L YOUNGENTOB. A post-doctoral position (funding available for two years – with the potential for renewal for an additional two) is available beginning Oct 1, 2015). As part of an NIAAA funded P50 center grant (Developmental Exposure Alcohol Research Center), the lab investigates the hypothesis that fetal alcohol exposure induces developmental changes in the neural systems involved in the perception and acceptability of alcohol’s flavor (smell, taste and oral irritation), thereby increasing the risk of initial ingestion and continued adolescent abuse. Further, the lab studies how adolescent experience with alcohol augments and perpetuates the fetal effect into adulthood. Using genomic and behavioral tools, the selected individual will participate in projects designed to understand the epigenetic chemosensory mechanisms by which maternal patterns of alcohol use can be transferred to offspring, and via which, the adolescent system is primed to have the effects of fetal exposure augmented through continued use of the drug.

Qualifications: Required qualifications include a PhD or MD in Neuroscience, or a related field. Experience with molecular biology and genetic analysis of drug and/or toxicant effects in animal models is preferred. A background in statistics and experimental design strongly desired. Send curriculum vitae and names and addresses of 3 references to Dr. Steven Youngentob, Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 855 Monroe Ave, Ste. 515, Memphis, TN 38163, USA or email them to syoungen@uthsc.edu. The A&N Departmental website link is https://www.uthsc.edu/anatomy-neurobiology/

Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and based on the prevailing wage for postdoctoral research trainees set by the U.S. Department of Labor. The position includes an excellent benefits package (http://www.uthsc.edu/postdoc/benefits.php). Located in Memphis, a dynamic Mid-South city rich in culture, history, diversity, music and cuisine, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is one of the largest, most comprehensive academic health centers in the United States with a solid commitment to postdoctoral training. UTHSC is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Title VI/IX/ Section 504/ ADA/ADEA Employer.

How to apply: All candidates must apply online at https://academic.uthsc.edu/postdoc/postdoctoral1.php?appid=7884. This correspondence should be considered a public record and subject to public inspection pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act….